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Advertising and Control: Two Sides of the Privacy Coin In the wake of the advertising industry effectively derailing the movement towards a standardized ‘Do Not Track’ system, some of the biggest names in the technology sector are taking up the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

The web’s equivalent of a ‘Do Not Call’ list was dealt a major blow this week, as the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) pulled out of the associated working group. “Do Not Track” advocates – http://donottrack.us/ – will now face an uphill battle […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

PRISM, the Government’s information surveillance program, has been at the top of domestic news over the last two weeks. There has been a great deal of breathless reporting about it and open ended questions about whether the U.S. has become […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Privacy conspiracies are all the rage this week. First came the news that the Government is accessing phone records from Verizon. Then came the speculation that there had to be other companies involved. Finally, came the news of PRISM, a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Does Craigslist own your data? Your reflexive answer may be a resounding “No” – but not so quick. The ownership of data is a tricky question, and an issue not as obviously solved as it may sound. It’s a question […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Data disclosure is the issue that’s really at the heart of the debate over who owns your personal information. If you ever thought that you owned your own personal information, you’re in for a rude awakening. The market in personal […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Big Data is the new hot tech topic. Using data, tracking data and aggregating data are very much front of mind issues. What’s missing from the conversation is one question: Who owns your personal data? It is a simple question, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…